MCHS Academic Boosters Club recently granted teacher Kim Monson $430 to help take 11 students to a regional Decathlon at the end of January. The students will compete in categories including art, music, literature, math, science, economics, and history. They will also have to give a speech, be interviewed, and write an essay. The three best from each GPA category go on to compete at the state competition in Sacramento later in 2017.

The Academic Decathlon program is annual and open to all MCHS students. The team must have students in three different GPA categories (3.75 and above; 3.0 to 3.74; below 3.0) and only academic classes count. Every year has a different theme; this year's theme is World War II. MCHS will find out the theme for next year in March. College admissions officers say Academic Decathlon is the top extra-curricular activity for college admissions. Materials studied in Academic Decathlon often show up in college classes. Students who participate develop excellent study and time management skills. What a great program!
In the photo, ABC Treasurer Kathleen Pfeffer (right) hands a check to teacher Kim Monson while Decathlon team members Samantha Norman, Grace Clacher, Sydney Keeton, and Thomas Coleman look on.

MCHS Academic Boosters Club, Inc. (ABC) is a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to supplement and enrich academic experiences and provide educational tools for Mariposa County High School students. ABC is able to make contributions to programs like this due to the generosity of an Anonymous Donor and contributions from community members. ABC has a donation campaign running through the end of the year. For more information, contact abc.mchs@gmail.com,  “like” ABC on Facebook: Mariposa Academic Boosters Club, or follow MCHS_ABC on Instagram or Twitter.